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Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
000 FNUS51 KCAR 231424 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1024 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 .DISCUSSION... ...REMAINING MOIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE COAST WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE LIFTING WEST OF THE AREA WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE REGION TODAY..ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. STEADIER RAIN WILL ENCOMPASS ALL AREAS BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. MEZ001-003-004-010-241430- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 1024 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 80 100 90 MAX/MIN TEMP 72 47 55 MIN/MAX RH % 66 100 70 20FTWND/AM(MPH) S 7 N 5 20FTWND/PM(MPH) S 9 S 7 N 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.28 0.61 0.38 PRECIP DURATION 6 12 10 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4540 4220 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 25 N 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 126700 80290 DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD LAL 5 5 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 2 REMARKS...LOW. $$ MEZ002-005-006-241430- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 1024 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 70 100 100 MAX/MIN TEMP 69 52 59 MIN/MAX RH % 70 96 73 20FTWND/AM(MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) S 10 S 9 N 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.58 0.57 PRECIP DURATION 6 12 12 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4680 4500 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 N 23 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 107690 113540 DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD LAL 4 5 1 HAINES INDEX 3 2 2 REMARKS...LOW. $$ MEZ011-015>017-031-032-241430- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT... MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 1024 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 50 90 100 MAX/MIN TEMP 68 56 61 MIN/MAX RH % 80 98 81 20FTWND/AM(MPH) S 5 S 6 20FTWND/PM(MPH) S 8 S 8 NW 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.34 0.60 PRECIP DURATION 5 7 12 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4870 4750 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 22 NW 16 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 119780 111270 DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD LAL 4 4 1 HAINES INDEX 3 2 2 REMARKS...LOW. $$ MEZ029-030-241430- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 1024 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 40 90 100 MAX/MIN TEMP 60 54 58 MIN/MAX RH % 87 97 81 20FTWND/AM(MPH) S 6 S 9 G18 20FTWND/PM(MPH) S 10 SW 11 G19 SW 10 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.32 0.64 PRECIP DURATION 5 5 12 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4030 4700 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 26 SW 20 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 137020 123740 DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 3 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 2 REMARKS...LOW. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$
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